Vieri joins injury list
Monday 21 June, 2004
Italy’s preparations for the crunch match with Bulgaria are further hit by fitness worries, as Christian Vieri is now a doubt to feature.
The striker missed Sunday’s training session due to a left knee problem and if his condition does not improve markedly over the next 24 hours he will not be able to start tomorrow’s game.
Coach Giovanni Trapattoni had revealed he wanted to substitute Vieri during the 1-1 draw with Sweden, but was forced to keep him on after Gennaro Gattuso picked up a knock.
The Inter hitman has not impressed during this tournament and wasted a hatful of clear scoring opportunities in that ill-fated tie.
Lazio centre-forward Bernardo Corradi is now standing by to replace him at the head of a 4-3-2-1 system, although Juve’s Marco Di Vaio is another option to take advantage of the lack of pace in the Bulgarian back line.
This has been a tough few days for Vieri, who also hit out at Italian journalists following a false story about a supposed row with teammate Gigi Buffon.
As for Trap, he must also contend with the absence of suspended trio Fabio Cannavaro, Gennaro Gattuso and Francesco Totti, while Cristiano Zanetti’s injury will leave him with a lightweight midfield.
意大利营中再添伤兵 维埃里膝伤无缘背水一战
2004-06-21 19:10:18 来源:网易体育
意大利将在明晚的小组赛最后一轮背水一战，尽管对手是已经提前出局的保加利亚，不过有西班牙惨遭淘汰的前车之鉴，特拉帕托尼更是深知"欧洲无弱旅"，所以意大利上下对这场比赛非常重视，然而就在意大利紧张备战的时候，北京时间早些时候葡萄牙当地媒体报道，由于左腿膝关节的旧伤复发，维埃里已经错过了今天早上意大利全队的训练课，并很可能缺阵明晚对阵保加利亚的比赛。
特拉帕托尼对这个坏消息感到非常遗憾，他说："维埃里的伤势在对瑞典的比赛中就已经显露出来，我本来在1：1的时候想将他替换下场，不过加图索的受伤令我改变了做法。"欧锦赛开赛前最为兵强马壮的意大利现在可谓缺兵短将，先是托蒂停赛，接着加图索、卡纳瓦罗累计黄牌停赛，扎内蒂受伤，现在轮到了维埃里，必须取得三分的意大利人形势不妙。
维埃里在对瑞典的比赛中浪费了一打机会，从场上的状态看来这位国际米兰的强力中锋确实受到了伤病的很大影响。不过维埃里的缺阵并不会令锋线人才济济的意大利队伤脑筋，科拉迪和迪瓦约都将是4321阵式中锋的合适人选。
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EURO2004: NERAZZURRI DOUBTS FOR TRAP
Tuesday, 22 June 2004 00:13:34
MILAN - Giovanni Trapattoni will make a last-minute decision on whether to use Inter forward Christian Vieri in Tuesday evening's decisive Euro2004 Group C match against Bulgaria.
"He has had a light reaction in his right knee. We will talk to him and the doctors then see how it responds tomorrow," said the Italy coach.
Trapattoni also explained the conditions of his centre midfielders, who trained separately on Monday. "For Perrotta it's a precautionary measure. He took a knock to his calf but I am convinced he will be okay tomorrow morning and I'm much more optimistic about his chances," he said. "For Cristiano Zanetti we'll see tomorrow morning."
在欧洲杯C关键一战对保加利亚是否起用BOBO，特XX需要做出决定。
特XX：“（BOBO)他的右膝有轻伤。明天队医会检查一下。”
